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If one were to speak of the most dazzling figure in Buddha Country nowadays, it would be none other than Meng Junzi, who yearned for Buddhist teachings and harbored good intentions, having just joined Buddha Country.

Meng Junzi, in order to capture the followers of the Ruthless Sect, showcased his divine might in Buddha Country, commanding an aura of authority. Even in Buddha Country, where communication was not convenient, the news still spread throughout the land at an incredibly fast pace.

By comparison, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s participation in the Buddha Bathing Festival in Kaihuang City was simply a piece of news circulating among a few cities, hardly noticeable.

The more Meng Junzi thought about it, the more he saw Daoist Yun Zhi as a junior brother with great potential, who had provided him with such a good opportunity just by coming to Buddha Country.

"If it weren’t for Daoist Yun Zhi keeping such a close watch, I would’ve done whatever it took to pull him into our Meng Family."

"Forget it, I don’t want to think about these things anymore." Meng Junzi shook his head, casting away the unhappy troubles and determined to fully enjoy life in Buddha Country.

"Then Little Ming, carry on with your work, I’ll continue with my captures." Meng Junzi really enjoyed the feeling of being worshipped, it was quite intoxicating.

The last time he had this sort of treatment was ten thousand years ago when he was waging wars across the land.

Master Mingyu saw it clearly, Meng Junzi was truly devoted to capturing followers of the Ruthless Sect and showing off his sanctity in front of others as a side benefit.

That was good, it kept him from always staying in our Western Paradise Temple, lest he discover the real backing of the temple and cause unnecessary chaos.

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Celestial King City, one of the twelve top-tier cities in Buddha Country, and its Abbot of Celestial King Temple possessed Mid-stage Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivation level, with profound Buddhist teachings and extraordinary strength.

Dark clouds loomed over the city, and heavy rain poured down. Meng Junzi arrived in Celestial King City, walking in the rain without getting wet, and reminiscing about the memories gained from a Soul Search.

Ever since Daoist Buyu had a breakthrough to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage and captured one of the vice sect hierarchs of the Ruthless Sect, Great Xia had been actively hunting down Ruthless Sect members, to the point where the sect’s lower and middle ranks were completely annihilated, leaving only the upper echelons struggling to survive.

Fearing being wiped out by Great Xia in one fell swoop, the high ranks of the Ruthless Sect also adopted a one-way communication method, with orders passed down from the Master to the vice sect hierarchs and from the vice sect hierarchs to the Elders.

However, there were occasional private exchanges between Elders for various reasons.

From the memories of a captured Elder of the Ruthless Sect, Meng Junzi learned that there was an Elder of the Ruthless Sect hiding in Celestial King City.

"I’ll choose here."

Meng Junzi turned into an alleyway, where at the end there was a shabby little shop with no name.

Based on Meng Junzi’s experience in searching for gourmet food, the more remote and dilapidated the place, such as this little shop, the more likely it was to find astonishingly divine delicacies.

Meng Junzi informed several elders of the Meng Family via mental communication, "You guys lead them to me later; don’t worry about what happens next."

"Understood!" several elders from the Meng Family responded in unison via mental communication.

Meng Junzi walked into the shop with a smile. Unlike the dirty exterior, the interior of the shop was clean and tidy, creating a comfortable atmosphere.

He looked around the shop and did not see a menu, which convinced him even more that the shopkeeper must be an expert.

"Shopkeeper, what are the specialties here?" Meng Junzi shouted toward the kitchen.

Upon hearing a customer, the cooking maid in a grey skirt lifted the curtain and walked out of the kitchen with a ladle in hand.

Meng Junzi was taken aback when he saw the cooking maid.

The cooking maid had delicate features, as if meticulously sculpted by an expert, her beauty was breathtaking.

Meng Junzi was secretly astonished to find such a beauty in a modest place, even the woman known as the number one beauty of the world ten thousand years ago, Zhui Yue, paled in comparison to this cooking maid. Only Daoist Yun Zhi could match her beauty.

And like Daoist Yun Zhi, she had an indifferent demeanor, radiating a ’do not disturb’ aura.

Meng Junzi chuckled to himself; it was also rather pleasing to demonstrate his sanctity in front of such a beautiful cooking maid.

"Shopkeeper, do you have a menu here?"

"No, I cook whatever comes to mind. Do you want to eat?" asked the cooking maid, without a trace of warmth towards the rare customer, her tone cold and distant.

"Then give me a serving," Meng Junzi replied, unfazed by the cooking maid’s attitude.

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"Alright." The cooking maid didn’t say much, turning around to enter the kitchen, soon followed by the clanging sounds of chopping vegetables.

Before long, a fragrant aroma wafted from the kitchen, as the cooking maid brought out a plate of gruel and a bowl of rice.

The fragrance originated from this gruel.

Meng Junzi straightened his back slightly to show his respect for the delicious food, having tasted many gruels, none smelled as appetizing as this one.

Meng Junzi took a spoonful of gruel, grimaced, and spat it out.

"Why is it so salty? How much salt did you put in!?"

Meng Junzi had lived for a hundred thousand years, and had never tasted something so dreadful!

The cooking maid snorted coldly, "No taste."

"I…"

Meng Junzi felt it beneath him to stoop to the level of mortals, so he straightened his clothes, posed confidently, and quietly waited for his prey to walk into his trap.

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The heavy rain continued, and the Ruthless Sect Elder Bai Hun frantically sprinted through the rain cursing his luck.

It was unfortunate that several Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators had besieged him, but luckily he had a few life-saving tricks up his sleeve and managed to escape with severe energy damage.

He held his ribcage, his blood wouldn’t stop flowing, and he didn’t even have time to heal.

Bai Hun knew that those Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators were still in Celestial King City, searching for him with their Spiritual Sense. He had no choice but to disguise himself as a mortal and hide wherever he could.

Sometime later, he hid in an alley with a shabby restaurant at the end of it.

Bai Hun, with no way out, burst into the small establishment, hoping those Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators wouldn’t find him.

He burst through the curtain of rain into the restaurant, only to find a single customer and a cooking maid inside, both mortals.

"Safe for now." Bai Hun relaxed a bit, temporarily not sensing the Spiritual Sense of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators.

"Is it really safe?" A voice next to his ear exploded like a bolt from the blue, making him shudder.

"Who’s there!" He sprang up, quickly fixing his gaze on the customer.

The customer was dressed impeccably, casually blowing on the gruel in his spoon, gazing at Bai Hun with an enigmatic smile.

"The Ruthless Sect’s Elder Bai Hun, is it?" The customer still appeared indifferent, yet it sent a shiver down Bai Hun’s spine, feeling as if targeted by some primordial fierce beast.

"Who are you!" Bai Hun, on high alert, broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. As a Ruthless Sect Elder, he was a heartless man, but at this moment, he felt the grip of fear!

The customer put down his spoon and wiped his mouth, "Perhaps you’ve heard my name, I am called Meng Junzi."

The Immortal Meng Junzi!

Bai Hun staggered backward, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

"You, you, you..."

Was it finally Meng Junzi’s turn to capture him?

"Take your problems outside, don’t make trouble in my place," the cooking maid ordered coldly.

Meng Junzi turned to her with a smile, "Miss, fear not, with me here, it’s absolutely safe."

"Bringing it over my head, can’t you understand? I’m telling you to get out," the cooking maid demanded.

As her words fell, she suddenly sent a kick flying, directly ejecting Meng Junzi out into the rain!

Meng Junzi was flung into the rain, tumbling several times in the air before stabilizing himself, looking incredulously at the stunning beauty of the cooking maid as she stepped out of the restaurant.